What are the role of different percussion instruments, and how can we best describe their sounds?

Music

What is/are the main role/s of tuned percussion instruments ?

Axatse, balafon, djembe, gankogui, sabar, talking drums are percussion instruments typically played in which continent?

What role might a balafon play in a West African ensemble?

How can you make the pitch of a rubber band higher?

The Sabar is a Senegalese drum that is played at many celebration events. Which of the following is not an event mentioned in the video?

Size does not affect the pitch of a drum.

The bigger the drum, the higher the pitch.

The smaller the drum, the higher the pitch.

How does the size of a drum influence its pitch?

A texture based on chords that accompanies a distinct melody line.

A texture consisting of a solo musical line.

Two or more melodies or parts that play at the same time, weaving in and out of each other.

A texture only used in West African music.

When two or more chords are played at the same time.

When two or more rhythms with different pulses are heard together.